Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If I approached it the way I usually work , I 'd agree .
2 That 's why I sa that 's why I told them the weekend I thought at least I 'll have something sha n't I ?
3 I told him the maps we should need , and he promised to have all the necessary Ordnance map sheets ready .
4 I told it the way it felt , not as it actually was .
5 I happened to have with me the journal of Dorothy Wordsworth on my trip to the Dales as I had forgotten to return it to the public library , and you have my word that I dropped it the instant I was made aware that they were harbouring a drug addict .
6 I knew it the moment I saw it last Sunday .
7 When I brought him the food he pushed it away and suddenly burst into tears all over again .
8 I thought he the way he acted and I I thought he was er a real comedian .
9 Yeah , but when I took her the toilet she wanted to go toilet
10 I took her the toilet she wanted to wash her face .
11 I gave him the wish I had decided was most appropriate for South America .
12 I bought it the day you were paying Victoria 's bills . ’
13 I liked him the moment I met him but I never dreamed we 'd end up like this .
14 I had no idea why Hughie McNab wanted to change my face , for I liked it the way it was .
15 I liked it the way it was . ’
16 ‘ And I spotted it the moment we drove off from my flat , ’ Newman rapped back .
17 I left him the fare I had been quoted , but he pursued me and stopped me entering my flat .
18 I wanted her the minute I set eyes on her . ’
19 For starters , I wanted you the way I never thought I would ever want anyone again . ’
20 One of them told me the changes they 've put now are so dramatic , there might as well have been a change of government .
21 He 'd allowed her closer than anyone else , and when his clothes were off and he was tired she read him the way she read the weather or the mountains or the dust , she ran her fingers over his pale , scarred body and she guessed close to the truth .
22 where it , she said it was too big for her and er she wanted something smaller , with a swap , well I did n't swap for the reason mine was overlooking the lake , it was in a better position , and er , then she told me the reason she wanted to swap cos er , she said it was too big cos her husband had died , I started to speak to her about when God 's kingdom comes on the earth , these dead ones will come back , these loved ones
23 She gave me the tip she 'd put aside for the waitress and then raided her purse again to replace it .
24 When she gave him the number he just rang off and left her staring at the phone .
25 A small boy gave her his wooden sword and she brandished it the way he had shown her .
26 ‘ If we afforded them the respect they deserve the respect they are given in other European countries then the standard of service we would get would be a lot higher , ’ says the 55-year-old Swiss-trained baker .
27 Well that 's , that 's well that 's all I can recollect in relation to why we did it the way we did .
28 When I arrived they showed me the letter they had received from the Chief Education Officer that morning which explained the proposed Statementing procedure :
29 No , they they provid they gave you the tickets you see .
30 And he passed her the list he had been looking at when she entered .
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